Dolly Parton's 'Jolene' gets hard rock makeover by Halestorm
A great cover
Pennsylvanian rockers Halestorm have shared a cover of Dolly Parton’s country classic ‘Jolene’.
Last week, Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, Arejay Hale, Joe Hottinger, Josh Smith shared a brief cover version of ‘Jolene’ on Instagram that was performed in Dolly Parton’s country style.
Exactly a week on, last night Halestorm posted Part 2 of the cover, which sees them turn Dolly Parton’s 1973 song into a hard rocking anthem.
Captioning the clip, Halestorm wrote: “We had some fun with this cover of Jolene, can you tell?” At the time of writing, the video has already been viewed more than 140,000 times.
Watch Halestorm cover Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’:
And here's their 'country' version from last week:
In May, it was announced that Dolly Parton was set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a Los Angeles ceremony this November.
It’s been something of a tumultuous year for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after Dolly Parton attempted to withdraw from the shortlist in March.
Parton said she did not “feel that I have earned (the) right” to be included on the Rock Hall’s list and she was “bowing out” as she did not “want votes to be split because of me.”
After the Rock Hall refused her request, Parton dropped her plan to withdraw from the shortlist.
Asked what she’ll do if she’s inducted, Parton said: “I’ll accept gracefully and I’ll accept it because the fans vote.
“It was always my belief that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was for people in rock music. I have found out lately that it’s not necessarily that.”
Dolly Parton has also expressed her ambition to record a rock album.
Scroll through some of our favourite Dolly Parton quotes:
"It's hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world."
Dolly Parton performing in 1976.
"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."
Dolly on stage.
"You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can’t put a dollar sign on. "
Dolly Parton on stage at Glastonbury Festival in 2014.
"You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try."
Dolly Parton and her Goddaughter Miley Cyrus on stage at the Grammy Awards in 2019.
"If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one."
Dolly Parton and her former partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, who she wrote her hit 'I Will Always Love You' about.
"Find out who you are and do it on purpose."
Dolly performing on stage at the UK Country Music Festival.
"Never leave a rhinestone unturned."
Dolly Parton in a publicity shot for the film 'Rhinestone' in 1984.
"Life is short, keep your dreams big and your hair bigger."
Dolly Parton co-hosting the 57th Academy Of Country Music Awards in March 2022.
"When it comes to music or hair, crank up the volume!"
Dolly performed at the Academy of Country Music Awards 2022.